Tabilo wins in three sets and will face Dimitrov in the second round of the Miami Masters 1000

The national delegation will have two representatives in the second round of the Miami Masters 1000. Alejandro Tabilo (44th ATP) managed to win his duel against Brandon Nakashima (92nd) 6-4, 3-6 and 6-2 to enter the top 64 in Florida. There is also Nicolás Jarry (23rd), who will face Jack Draper (42nd) this Friday. In the case of the left-hander, his next rival will be Grigor Dimitrov (12th).

The game had different moments for Tabilo, that much was evident. He got off to a good start despite the breaks against him, to the point of managing to close the first set 6-4. He looked with rhythm, loose, also taking advantage of the doubts of the American, who had just overcome the qualifications in Florida.

Sensations that ended abruptly in the second round. The southpaw couldn’t keep up the pressure and allowed the match to completely change hands. During this round he committed nine unforced errors on his forehand and, although he made 81% of his first serves, he was left with the complex mark that he could not win any points with his second service. The numbers reflected on the scoreboard, as Nakashima extended the action with a 6-3.

And in the third round, the drama set in from the start. Tabilo had to resist for 11 minutes to maintain his serve, after numerous problems with drop-shots (cuts from below). Containing these attacks gave him oxygen and margin, which he transformed into an advantage in his favor.

The 3-0 margin in favor didn’t stop the drama anyway and the Toronto native had to show his talent to continue with the advantage. She successfully defended two break points (six in total in the set) in a match that lasted more than 10 minutes.

That moment defined the feel of the fence and he then had no problem maintaining his advantage. For Tabilo, this is his first victory in the main draw of the Miami Masters 1000.

In the round of 16, he will be forced to raise the level, since he will face a tennis player in great shape in 2024. This is Grigor Dimitrov, who has just made the round of 16 at Indian Wells, the semi-finals. finals in Rotterdam. and the final in Marseille. Of course, the former world trio has a history without big celebrations in Miami. His best result came in 2012 and 2016 where he reached the fourth round.

“It’s going to be a great match, he’s playing pretty well. He’s a legend here in tennis, so it’s going to be a very nice match and we have to do everything,” Tabilo said of Dimitrov.

This Friday it will be the turn of Nicolás Jarry (23rd) to compete on the slopes of the Hard Rock Stadium. The Chilean number one has only just made his debut, as his top seed received a bye in the first round. His rival in this case will be the British Jack Draper (42nd), who has just eliminated the Japanese Taro Daniel (78th).

This will be the first time the two will face each other on the ATP Tour, so it is difficult to anticipate how the duel will play out. Of course, their seasons aren’t totally different, as both reached an ATP semi-final last month. Jarry did it in Buenos Aires, while the one born in Sutton did it in Acapulco. One difference is that in addition to his great week in Mexico, Draper started the season by reaching the 250 final in Adelaide, where he lost to Jiri Lehecka (27th).

Miami will also be a new tournament for the man from Santiago, who for the first time will work with his two coaches. Juan Ignacio Chela and César Fabregas accompanied him on this trip to the southern United States and will appear together in the box during his matches. For the moment, the tournaments were divided, with the Spaniard present on the Australian tour and the Argentinian on the South American tournaments.

Nicolás Massú bids farewell to the Miami Masters 1000 from the first days of competition. The Chilean accompanied his two coaches to Florida and both found themselves without the possibility of qualifying for the second round.

The first to be eliminated was Linda Fruhvirtova (139th WTA), who lost 6-4, 4-6 and 2-6 against Sloane Stephens (41st), US Open champion in 2017. The eldest sister n He couldn’t against the North American. , who last year lost in the first round.

This Thursday it was the turn of Brenda (106th), who at only 16 years old is positioned as one of the great revelations of the circuit. In 2024, he outperformed the ATP Auckland and Australian Open qualifiers, falling in the second round of the main draw in both events. In both cases, only the WTA stars were able to stop him. In New Zealand, it was Coco Gauff (3rd) and in Melbourne, Aryna Sabalenka (2nd).

In Miami he fell again, but now in his infancy. The most worrying thing is that she said goodbye to the tournament due to injury, after being down 6-7 and 0-1 against Katie Boulter (30th). In the first set he requested medical assistance and in the second he had to announce his withdrawal.